Telltale Games

duanegraham · 02/16/2007, 10:08 am

Playing these new games has aroused my memories from back as a kid playing sam and max: hit the road, and and i would really like to play them again. does anyone know where to find them? i've been keeping an eye on ebay, but am only finding versions for mac's. ANY help would be greatly appreciated, and i'm sure other people here might be curious as well, thanks.

Udvarnoky · 02/16/2007, 10:50 am

Sam & Max Hit the Road is actually the only other Sam & Max game that was ever made. I'm confident that if you keep your eye on ebay you'll find a PC version, but one thing you can do is buy a Mac version and run it on your PC using the program SCUMMVM.

Another option is to import the re-release that's coming out next month in the UK. (Don't ask why LucasArts' overseas distributor has more respect for its back catalogue than LucasArts itself, but there ya go.) This is the same version that's been available there for awhile, which is why I think it should turn up on ebay.

Random Variable · 02/16/2007, 05:09 pm

If you look hard enough, you can find most old LucasArts adventure games on the web for free download. I don't think any of the games are classified as abandonware, however, so downloading them might be illegal.

And you'll need to download SCUUMVM (or I guess DOSBox) to play the games.

Emily · 02/16/2007, 05:11 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by puerulus

If you look hard enough, you can find most old LucasArts adventure games on the web for free download. I don't think any of the games are classified as abandonware, however, so downloading them might be illegal.

Yes, it would.

duanegraham · 02/17/2007, 04:12 am

Thanks all, i greatly appreciate the help, now it's time to start searching.

Waterbottle · 02/17/2007, 07:15 am

here's one
http://cgi.ebay.com/SAM-AND-MAX-HIT-...QQcmdZViewItem

and here's one including the box
http://cgi.ebay.com/LUCASARTS-SAM-MA...ayphotohosting

DoubtedEdwardo · 02/17/2007, 08:07 am

I have the original on floppy disk but after all that hoohah over the voices I want to hear what I missed now. (The floppy disks weren't big enough to include the voices). I guess downloading the sound files from the internet would be frowned on as well so I might see if I can get one of those re-releases on the cheap.

Zeek · 02/17/2007, 10:04 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoubtedEdwardo

I have the original on floppy disk but after all that hoohah over the voices I want to hear what I missed now. (The floppy disks weren't big enough to include the voices). I guess downloading the sound files from the internet would be frowned on as well so I might see if I can get one of those re-releases on the cheap.

Actually, they wouldn't work because it just wouldn't work. The sound drivers for the floppy disk version have a different set of coding compared to the CD-ROM version, possibly to sync the many voices with whatever events occur instead of just music and sound f/x.

But, I'm not a programer, so what do I know? I'm just going by logic (meaning downloading the sounds for the CD game and trying to make it work with the Floppy version is like trying to mix oil and water).

DoubtedEdwardo · 02/17/2007, 10:15 am

Mmm, oily water.

What, oh yeah. Thanks for the tip. Like I said I'll probably just get the re-released version. It can go on my long list of 'games I want to buy'.

marsan · 02/17/2007, 12:00 pm

a re-release of sam & max : hits the road will at least be released in one month exactly. Amazon.co.uk got it listed:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lucas-Classi...8&s=videogames

jannar85 · 02/17/2007, 07:30 pm

Also, I think you still can buy it from used game stores and such. Just search the bins! I've seen treasures you can only imagine!!

TribeHasSpoken · 02/17/2007, 08:09 pm

The rerelease is already out in Australia. I've seen it in the stores with my own eyes.

duanegraham · 02/18/2007, 08:14 am

thanks all, i found one on ebay, although i'm sure it's probably some sort of illegal copy as well, so ebay or internet downloading, the only difference is the people on ebay are making money off it. but i'm getting a bit anxious to get my hands on a copy, and shipping to canada from the UK is pretty expensive, so at least i'll have a disk for it. thanks again, and happy gaming. P.S. keep up the good work TTG, can't wait till season 4!

Legolas813 · 02/18/2007, 09:19 am

Holy crap, there's going to be a rerelease? Is it coming to the U.S.?!? I already own Sam and Max and Day of the Tentacle, but I would snatch that up in a second, just to have an extra copy.

BTW, if you are buying on Ebay, look for 'talkie' versions (on CD).

Udvarnoky · 02/18/2007, 10:08 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legolas813

Holy crap, there's going to be a rerelease? Is it coming to the U.S.?!?

Nope. To my knowledge these releases are fairly common in Europe, but Activision handles that. I don't know if it's that the adventures sell better overseas, or if it's just that LucasArts is too cheap to even try a re-release here.

Zeek · 02/18/2007, 10:11 am

^The second. That and Star Wars sells better for them.

Udvarnoky · 02/18/2007, 10:23 am

I've actually not seen a boxed LucasArts adventure on a store shelf since the release of Escape from Monkey Island. A few years ago I could occasionally find a jewel case copy of EMI, CMI or Grim in the bargain bin, but that's it. Granted I don't live in a huge city, but all of my initial copies of LucasArts graphic adventures came from the company store.

There is no way I would have just happened upon any of those games, because there's no way I could have found them without actively looking for them in the first place. My fond memories of Maniac Mansion on the NES led me to track down the PC version, and then every LucasArts adventure made after it.

doom saber · 02/19/2007, 12:05 pm

Is it me or does it seems that lucasarts adventure games are more popular overseas than here? I mean, most of the fanmade games are from some other country other than Canada/U.S., so it got me wonder that maybe adventure games are more popular outside of North America

Legolas813 · 02/19/2007, 12:12 pm

I would think so. The adventure market in the U.S. is very small. Really, how many people do you know that have even heard of a point and click game (other than Myst)? Adventure games are pretty much a niche thing these days. I'm surprised they are still being made.

LuigiHann · 02/19/2007, 12:48 pm

Most stereotypes about Americans are true (not of each American, but of Americans in general). We are a very impatient culture. Think we have time to talk to people and figure things out? HECK NO we wanna blow ***t up!

02/16/2007, 10:08 am	#1
duanegraham Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13	Where can i find the original S&M games? Playing these new games has aroused my memories from back as a kid playing sam and max: hit the road, and and i would really like to play them again. does anyone know where to find them? i've been keeping an eye on ebay, but am only finding versions for mac's. ANY help would be greatly appreciated, and i'm sure other people here might be curious as well, thanks.

02/16/2007, 10:50 am	#2
Udvarnoky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 855	Sam & Max Hit the Road is actually the only other Sam & Max game that was ever made. I'm confident that if you keep your eye on ebay you'll find a PC version, but one thing you can do is buy a Mac version and run it on your PC using the program SCUMMVM. Another option is to import the re-release that's coming out next month in the UK. (Don't ask why LucasArts' overseas distributor has more respect for its back catalogue than LucasArts itself, but there ya go.) This is the same version that's been available there for awhile, which is why I think it should turn up on ebay. Last edited by Udvarnoky; 02/16/2007 at 10:58 am.

02/17/2007, 08:07 am	#7
DoubtedEdwardo Brain in a jar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England Posts: 139	I have the original on floppy disk but after all that hoohah over the voices I want to hear what I missed now. (The floppy disks weren't big enough to include the voices). I guess downloading the sound files from the internet would be frowned on as well so I might see if I can get one of those re-releases on the cheap. __________________ Peace out.

02/17/2007, 10:15 am	#9
DoubtedEdwardo Brain in a jar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England Posts: 139	Mmm, oily water. What, oh yeah. Thanks for the tip. Like I said I'll probably just get the re-released version. It can go on my long list of 'games I want to buy'. __________________ Peace out.

02/17/2007, 07:30 pm	#11
jannar85 Drunk on the pic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 392	Also, I think you still can buy it from used game stores and such. Just search the bins! I've seen treasures you can only imagine!! __________________ - Atle Ragnar Jarnæs Lerøy Become a fan of Roger Foodbelly @ Facebook Our adventure game in the works. Also, you should check out Atle's Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/jannar85

02/16/2007, 05:09 pm	#3
Random Variable Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 45	If you look hard enough, you can find most old LucasArts adventure games on the web for free download. I don't think any of the games are classified as abandonware, however, so downloading them might be illegal. And you'll need to download SCUUMVM (or I guess DOSBox) to play the games.

02/17/2007, 04:12 am	#5
duanegraham Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13	Thanks all, i greatly appreciate the help, now it's time to start searching.

02/17/2007, 07:15 am	#6
Waterbottle Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10	here's one http://cgi.ebay.com/SAM-AND-MAX-HIT-...QQcmdZViewItem and here's one including the box http://cgi.ebay.com/LUCASARTS-SAM-MA...ayphotohosting

02/17/2007, 12:00 pm	#10
marsan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 345	a re-release of sam & max : hits the road will at least be released in one month exactly. Amazon.co.uk got it listed: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lucas-Classi...8&s=videogames

02/17/2007, 08:09 pm	#12
TribeHasSpoken Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4	The rerelease is already out in Australia. I've seen it in the stores with my own eyes.

02/18/2007, 08:14 am	#13
duanegraham Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13	thanks all, i found one on ebay, although i'm sure it's probably some sort of illegal copy as well, so ebay or internet downloading, the only difference is the people on ebay are making money off it. but i'm getting a bit anxious to get my hands on a copy, and shipping to canada from the UK is pretty expensive, so at least i'll have a disk for it. thanks again, and happy gaming. P.S. keep up the good work TTG, can't wait till season 4!

02/18/2007, 09:19 am	#14
Legolas813 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 115	Holy crap, there's going to be a rerelease? Is it coming to the U.S.?!? I already own Sam and Max and Day of the Tentacle, but I would snatch that up in a second, just to have an extra copy. BTW, if you are buying on Ebay, look for 'talkie' versions (on CD). Last edited by Legolas813; 02/18/2007 at 09:26 am.

02/18/2007, 10:11 am	#16
Zeek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,127	^The second. That and Star Wars sells better for them.

02/18/2007, 10:23 am	#17
Udvarnoky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 855	I've actually not seen a boxed LucasArts adventure on a store shelf since the release of Escape from Monkey Island. A few years ago I could occasionally find a jewel case copy of EMI, CMI or Grim in the bargain bin, but that's it. Granted I don't live in a huge city, but all of my initial copies of LucasArts graphic adventures came from the company store. There is no way I would have just happened upon any of those games, because there's no way I could have found them without actively looking for them in the first place. My fond memories of Maniac Mansion on the NES led me to track down the PC version, and then every LucasArts adventure made after it.

02/19/2007, 12:05 pm	#18
doom saber Coffee addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bay Area(Alameda), California Posts: 809	Is it me or does it seems that lucasarts adventure games are more popular overseas than here? I mean, most of the fanmade games are from some other country other than Canada/U.S., so it got me wonder that maybe adventure games are more popular outside of North America

02/19/2007, 12:12 pm	#19
Legolas813 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 115	I would think so. The adventure market in the U.S. is very small. Really, how many people do you know that have even heard of a point and click game (other than Myst)? Adventure games are pretty much a niche thing these days. I'm surprised they are still being made.

02/19/2007, 12:48 pm	#20
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,660	Most stereotypes about Americans are true (not of each American, but of Americans in general). We are a very impatient culture. Think we have time to talk to people and figure things out? HECK NO we wanna blow ***t up!

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